Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3485, Jacob Fellows, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Fellows, Jacob Barbara
R. 3485
CONTENTS

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14487 New York
Jacob Fellows
of Oswego Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Defree of the Regt. — commanded by Col. VanRaspell in the N. York line for 18 months — — — — —
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 60 Dollars 50 per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of May 1833 — — — and due to A. Skinner Union Square
Arrears to the 4th of Ma. '33 $12.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Feb. '33 3.00 $15.00
Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832.
Recorded by C. C. Miles Clerk Book E Vol. 4. Page 56.
Subs A. Skinner 3 Aug '39. 26 June '40 G. F. Yates 1 June '42 " " 29 July '42 No. 6 New York Mills APO 3. 1844

State of New York Oswego County, S.S. On this 18th day of October 1832 personally appeared before the undersigned, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Oswego, Jacob Fellows, a resident of the Town of Hastings in the County and State aforesaid, aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as hereinafter stated, viz: In the month of June 1777 in the Town of Greenbush, Rensselaer Co. N.Y. I enlisted as a Soldier for the term of one year, in the Company of Capt. Jacob Defries, in Col. Henry H. Van Rensselaer's Regiment of The New York line - I joined my company soon after enlisting & marched to Fort Ann where we were engaged about a month in making a road - I was then detached from the Company of Capt. Defries & went under Capt. Stark to Schobach & from thence to Greenbush, where we remained but a short time & went again to Fort Ann where we had a battle in which Col. Van Rensselaer was wounded in the thigh - I assisted in carrying him from Fort Ann to Fort Edward where we staid a few days, & then went to Fort George which we found on fire

From Fort George we returned to Fort Edwards & thence to Fort Miller where we tarried a short time & erected some breastworks - From thence we went to Stillwater where we had a battle with the enemy, after which we went to Sar- atoga where we remained until after the surrender of Burgoyne in October - Soon after the surrender of Burgoyne we retired to winter quarters at Greenbush where I remained until about the first of June when I received my discharge - Soon after my discharge I again enlisted at Greenbush in the Com- pany of Capt. John Riley, who commanded a company of Rangers, for the term of 6 months and went with him to Kinderhook, Brumington & many other places which I cannot now recollect - I served my time out & was dis- charged at Greenbush, but cannot tell pre- cisely what time I enlisted nor when I was dis- charged - I think I received my discharge in writing but cannot tell what has become of them - I know many officers in the army among whom were Gen. Gates, Gen. Arnold, Col. VanKampsen, Maj. Banker, Capt. Liv- ker, Capt. Sharp, Capt. Riley, & Capt. Depeus- -ker. Geo. Van Alstine was Quarter Master to the Regiment to which I belonged - I was well acquainted with Philip Harnor, Wm. Harnor John A. Miller & Nathan Franklin, who were in the revolutionary war, & whose off- springs are presently around - I am also well acquainted with the Rev. William Mulling a clergyman residing in the adjoining

Yours of Paul & Valentine I forming a resi- dent of Hastings, when Certificate, an annual I was born at a place called Mine Partus near Red Hook in Dutchess Co. N.Y. on the 12 th , day of January 1758 - The only record of my age is contained in an old family bible, and also in the Books of the Lutheran Church at Rhinebeck, of which Church I was a mem- ber - I lived after the revolutionary war at Greenbush N.Y. until about 19 years ago, when I removed to Schoenectady where I lived about 10 years & removed to Charleston Montgomery County where I remained about a year & a half when I removed to my per- manent residence in the Town Hastings in the County of Orange where I have ever since resided, I am now old, infirm, and poor, and am not able to do any labor or to attend Court. I have never recd a pension, and hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the } day and year aforesaid } before me, Avery Skinner } Judge of Orange Co. Courts }
Jacob F. Fellows mark

I hereby certify & declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that Jacob Fellows, the above-named applicant, was a revolu- tionary soldier, and served as a States- & that owing to bodily infirmity he is unable to attend Court Henry Sherman, Judge of Oswego Co. Courts

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Jacob Fellows Oswego county N. York
abnd
18mo. pri
60 ¢
Asa Skinner, Union Square, New York,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A statement, showing the Service of Isaac Fellows, Orange county N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1777 1 private Capt Defrees Capt Sharp Col Van Rensselaer Fort Schuyler Schoharie 44 Salem co. N.Y. Tradition   1778 6 Capt Geo Riley Stillwater Saratoga Fort George Fort Edward Kingsbridge Bemington credible witnesses prove the service stated.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person.

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
G. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be sufficient, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For ————— year ————— months, and ————— days, I served as a —————. For ————— months and ————— days, I served as a —————; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836.
State of New York
County of Onondaga 3/4 On this sixteenth day of February 1844 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the court in and for said County Barbary Fellows a resident of Camillus, in the said County, aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4. 1836. That she is the widow of Jacob Fellows who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and a Pensioner of the United States; that her said husband did a long service in the war of the Revolution; she further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Fellows in the month of July Seventeen hundred and seventy eight or seventy nine; that her husband, the aforesaid Jacob Fellows, died on the sixth day of February eighteen hundred and thirty six; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Daniel Pratt First Judge of the Onondaga County Courts
Barbary Fellows mark
I certify that the above named Barbary Fellows is a respectable person that I consider her to be of the age represented by her, that she cannot attend court in consequence of bodily infirmity & has made her mark above for the reason that she never learned to write
Daniel Pratt First Judge of the Onondaga County Courts
State of New York
County of Onondaga 3/4 Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the Peace in and for said County Hannah Ostrom of Camillus in said County aged fifty years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that widow Barbary Fellows, who is applying for a Pension as the widow of Jacob Fellows late a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States, is this deponent's mother and that the aforesaid Jacob Fellows a Pensioner, was this deponent's father, that this deponent's father and mother aforesaid had six children older than this deponent, all of the same father and mother, and all at single birth, that this deponent's aforesaid father died on the 6th day of February eighteen hundred and thirty six; and that his widow the aforesaid Barbary Fellows, still remains a widow.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 16th day of February 1844
H.C. Rensselaer Justice of the Peace
Hannah Ostrom mark
I certify that the above named Hannah Ostrom is a respectable person -
H.C. Rensselaer

State of New York County of Onondaga ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Rebecca Van Allen of Camillus in said County aged forty seven, after being duly sworn according to law, deponeth and saith, that the widow Barbara Fellows who is applying for a Pension, as the widow of Jacob Fellows late a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and a Pensioner of the United States is this deponent's mother and that the aforesaid Jacob Fellows the said Pensioner was this deponent's father, that this deponent's aforesaid father and mother, had Six Seven children older than this deponent, all own brothers and sisters to this deponent, and all at single births, that this deponent's aforesaid father Jacob Fellows died on the 6 th day of February eighteen hundred and thirty six, and that this deponent's aforesaid mother is still a widow.
her Rebecca Van Allen mark
Subscribed and sworn before me This 16 th day of February 1844 H. C. Kimball Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Rebecca Van Allen is a respectable person. H. C. Kimball
State of New York County of Onondaga ss. Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Mary Craver of Camillus in said County aged fifty four years, after being duly sworn according to law, deponeth and saith, that widow Barbara Fellows, who is apply- ing for a Pension, as the widow of Jacob Fellows, late a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and a Pensioner of the United States, is this de- ponent's mother and that the aforesaid Jacob Fellows the said Pen- sioner, was this deponent's father, and that her aforesaid father and mother had four four children older than this deponent, all at single births and all own brothers and sisters to this deponent, and that the eldest of the children of her aforesaid father and mother if now living would be Sixty Three years of age, that this deponent's father aforesaid Jacob Fellows died on the 6 th day of February eighteen hundred and thirty six, that this deponent's aforesaid mother is still a widow.
her Mary X Craver mark
Sworn and Subscribed before me This 16 th day of February 1844 H. C. Kimball Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Mary Craver is a respectable person. H. C. Kimball

State of New York County of Onondaga ss. Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Peter R. Craven of Camillus in said County aged fifty  seventy years, after being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he has been personally acquainted with widow Barbara Fellows and her late husband Jacob Fellows late a Pensioner of the United States for forty  seventy years, this deponent deposeth and saith that the aforesaid Barbara Fellows is the identical person and widow of the aforesaid Jacob Fellows, who was a Pensioner of the United States, that the aforesaid parties Jacob Fellows and Barbara Fellows were living together as husband and wife at the time acquaintance of this deponent, that this deponent has always understood and believed that Mary Craven, Hannah Ostum and Rebecca Van Allen, were children of the aforesaid parties, and that the aforesaid parties had four  five children older than the eldest of the above named, that the aforesaid Jacob Fellows died on the 6th day of February eighteen hundred and thirty six; and the aforesaid widow Barbara Fellows has not since married, but remains a widow.
Subscribed and sworn before me This 16th day of February 1844 H.C. Kimball Justice of the Peace
his Peter R. Craven Mark
I certify that the above named Peter R. Craven is a respectable person. H.C. Kimball
State of New York, Onondaga County, ( ss: Clerk's Office.
I certify that the Daniel Pratt was on the 16th day of February instant, First Judge of the County Courts in and for the said County, and that Henry C. Kimball Esq. was at the same date a Justice of the Peace in and for said County commissioned and sworn, that I am well acquainted with his writings of the said Judge & Justice and verily believe that foregoing several certified signatures pur- porting to be the signatures of the said Judge and Justice are genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of said County, at Syracuse, this 17th day of February 1844. The words "true" and "certificate" erased before signing.
Chas. T. Nichols Clerk "

January 17, 1939
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Mr. Russell F. Schober 6936 Bennett Avenue Chicago, Illinois
JACOB FELLOWS R. 3485 BA-J/MLB am
Dear Sir:
The data which follow in regard to Jacob Fellows were obtained from the papers in the claims under File No. R. 3485, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Jacob Fellows (name appears as Fellers, also) was born January 1, 1758, at Nine Partners near Red Hook in Dutchess County, New York. The names of his parents were not stated. His birth was recorded in the records of the Lutheran Church at Rhinebeck, New York, of which he was a member.
Jacob Fellows stated that, while living in Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York, he enlisted in June, 1777, and served as private in Captain Jacob De Freest's company, Colonel Henry K. Van Rensselaer's New York regiment, that about a month after his enlistment, he was detached from that company under Captain George Scharp to go to Schoharie, then to Greenbush, from there to Fort Anne where he was in a battle, that he was in the battle of Stillwater, also, and at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered, went into winter quarters at Greenbush and that he was discharged June 1, 1778; that soon after his discharge, he again enlisted and served six months as private in Captain John Riley's company of rangers.
After the Revolution, the soldier resided in Greenbush, New York, until about 1813, when he moved to Schenectady, same state, lived there about ten years, then moved to Charleston, Montgomery County, New York, where he lived about one and one half years, thence to Hastings, Oswego County, New York.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed October 18, 1832, while living in Hastings, New York. He died February 6,, 1836, in Constantia, Oswego County, New York.

Jacob Fellows married July 1, 1778 or 1779, Barbara Hidely then aged seventeen and one half years. They were married at the home of her father, name not designated, in Greenbush, New York. In 1838, Barbara Fellows was a resident of Constantia, Oswego County, New York, and in 1844 she was living in Camillus, Onondaga County, New York.
The following names of children of Jacob Fellows and his wife, Barbara, are shown in the claims; it was stated that there were four children older than the first-named, but their names were not given.
Mrs. Mary Craver, who in 1844 was aged fifty-seven years and living in Camillus, New York. In the same year, one Peter R. Craver, aged fifty-seven years, also, was living there; his relationship to Mary Craver not stated.
Mrs. Hannah Ostrum, who in 1844 was aged fifty years and of Camillus and stated there were six children older than she.
Mrs. Rebecca Van Allen, who in 1844 was aged forty-seven years, of Camillus, New York, and stated there were seven children older than she.
A son was referred to who had a family, and each of the daughters named above referred to brothers, but no names of sons were designated, nor were the names of the husbands of the above-named daughters shown.
Reference was made in the claim to Philip and Nicholas Fellows, brothers of the soldier, Jacob, also to a brother of Jacob's wife, Barbara, who in 1838 was residing in West Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, his name not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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P. O. _____
Barbara Fellows
Service: _____
widow of Jacob
Printed List of 1852 Rejected & Suspended
Enlisted: _____
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Claim shows following cause of
Discharged: _____
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Resignation "He did not serve 6 months."
Application filed: _____
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Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____
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1838 Nov. 9 - Attest. to Mrs. Com. B. Draper - M.P. 13 1839 Jan. 17 - Attest. T. Russell S. Peabody - 20p. 13.

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N. York
Barbara Fellows
White & Skinner Int. August 1839 to same 26 June, 1840
" (Rejected G. S. Talbot June 1. 1842)
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" " " " Aug. 5 " "
" " " " Oct. 10. S. Hubber. cap. 3-44
R. D. Nixon Nov. 3. 1846.
Not July 1836

Hon. W. L. Hubbell
Apr. 3, 1844
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Sir
I have the honor to inform you that the claim of Barbara Fellon of Onondaga Co. drawn up in the hand writing of M c Joy & making no reference to a previous application from O ct 9 th 42 which had been rejected, has been examined & filed a considerable correspondence took place with her agents between Aug 39 & Aug '42 which need not be repeated for her information further than that it was decided that her husband had been improperly allowed a pension & that there was not satisfactory evidence of her service as a widow.
If she informed M c Joy of the previous application from another County it was his duty to have stated the fact to Mr. W.S. Habbell.
H.R.

Washington City D.C. House of Reps. 27 Feb. 1844.
Col. Edwards
Dr. Sir
I have rec d a case here of Barbary Fellows which when Exam- ined you will please report to me,
Respectfully
Yr m c obed. Serv t
W. J. Dabrell
N.B. I can not urge immediate Examination as it does not come from my district

G. F. Yates
Aug. 5. 42

Pen H
Aug 5, 82
Sir
The certificate of the Compt. enclosed in yours of 7-2 nd inst in the case of Barbara Fellows shows 6 days service of her late husband under Capt. D. Freest in 77 and confirms the report heretofore communicated to you
Miss F. Yates Esq Schenectady NY -

Aug 5 th 1872
Inf.
Barbara Holloway
L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Jacob Fellows Aug 32 14 46

Schenectada, Augt 2 nd 1842.
Sir.
Since the receipt of your last communication in the case of Barbara Fellows, widow of Jacob Fellows, I presume any further proof in the case will be of no avail. As however I have received the enclosed, I thought I would send it to you. It shows that "Jacob Fellow" did belong to Capt. DeForest's company as alleged, and is evidence not of the whole of his service in 1777, nor of his regular service therein, but of a short extra service rendered the State on a sudden emergency.
I am very respectfully Your Obl Servt.
G. H. H. S.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions.

G. F. Yates July 29. '42

San off July 29.
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42
Sir
In answer to yours of 23 inst in the case of Mrs Barbara Fellay I would remark that her late husband's declaration is an authoritative narrative of his service which she may not contradict. He swears to a continuous service of 12 mos from June 77. in Col. Van Rensselaer's Regt. and immediately after (June 78) enlisted & served 6 mos under Capt. Riley — There was no such service as the first this name is not borne on the roll of Capt. Riley — But even if the service was allowed it expired before the alleged date of the marriage and consequently she is not entitled under the act of 4 July 36 and as her husband rec d a pension under the act of 7 June 32 she is not entitled under that of 7. July 38
Giles F. Yates Esq. Schenectady N.Y.

Barbara Fellows widow of Jacob Fellows

Schenectada July 23 rd 1842
Sir.
I have received your letter of the 1 st June last in reference to the claim of Mrs Barbara Fellows widow of Jacob Fellows.
You state that "The roll of Capt. Noble's Company under Major Barker has no relation to any service of her late husband as set forth by himself &c. On inspecting this roll it will be seen that it does not purport to be a roll of Capt. Noble's  company . It is "a return of men remaining of the 6 th Regiment of the County of Albany whereof Stephen J. Schuyler is Colonel" &c. Fellows is shown to have belonged to this Regiment, and the fact that the Detachment from said Regiment on duty at Fort Edward 21. July 1777, was at that time under (Capt Noble) one of the Captains of said Regiment other than Capt DeForest in which company Fellows was enrolled, and served on other occasions, cannot be adduced to dis- prove either that he did in common with others of said Regiment serve at different times in 1777, before & after 21. July, or that he did not serve ordinarily under his own Captain DeForest. I would respectfully submit whether this roll proves aught else than that Jacob Fellows served with 77 other men of said Regiment under Major Barker in July 1777 at Fort Edward.
I am aware of the discredit which

very justly attaches to this claim owing to the discrepancy as to dates between the statement in his declaration & the facts as shown by documents. For instance with regard to the time the Companies of Rangers served. But on this point almost every applicant labors under a mistake - and it is very usual for them to alledge that they served for a year in the militia, when they mean that they served during the year & cannot specify each town. The blame in this case is clearly attributable to the want of historical information on the part of the gentleman who prepared the papers. An experience of eight years or more in the business of preparing pension papers has enabled me to say that it is exceedingly difficult & perplexing to elicit the specifications of service required of applicants. The perseverance, knowledge of revolutionary events as they were, and cross-examinations requisite, are not possessed or practiced by all who act as pension agents. Note that the service of the Rangers did not generally commence until the fall of 1777 & terminated in March 1778. Capt. Ryley himself (says his agent Mr Howard of Troy) thought he served more than a year as a captain of Rangers, and perchance for the time of which he made the returns to which you refer, he  fellows had not yet enlisted in the company. If the applicant himself, and so many witnesses

as are produced in this case are all mistaken as to Jacob Fellows belonging to the Company of Riley, it is indeed very singular. William Hance swears that he served with Fellows 2 months in the summer of 1777 in the Company of DeForest before the taking of Burgoyne, & that he afterwards served three different tours under Riley for that Fellows served with him in one of these tours for 6 months.
In one of your letters you allude to documentary evidence of Riley's Ranger service obtained in the office of the Secretary of State of New York. I have examined for such proof but cannot find it. May I ask the favor of being informed where it may be found. I may possibly find some proof additional to that which you have, which may throw light on this case.
Very respectfully
Your O ld Serv t
G. H. Hance

Barbara Fellows widow of Jacob Fellows
To J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.

Albany May 28 th 1842
In the matter of Barbara Fellows , alias Fellers , widow of Jacob Fellows under the act of 4 th July 1836.
Sir
I am in possession of your correspondence with the Hon. A. Skinner in this case, and am therefore aware of your objections to allowing a pension.
With regard to the discrepancies as to dates , I beg leave to refer you to Mr Skinner's letter of the 20 th April 1840.
The allegation in the declaration of Fellows that he " enlisted " & " served 12 months " or during the year 1777, in the Militia Regiment of Col: Schuyler, was ignorantly made by the individual who drew up the declaration. The declarant himself could have meant only, that previously to his enlistment in the Ranger company of Riley or Riley, he performed during the year the usual militia service in the Northern Campaign of 1777.
As to this militia service the

Comptroller's records are totally silent . But
I send herewith a Roll of a Company of which Riley was then the Ensign, showing that Fellows was on duty in the Albany Militia at Fort Edward in the summer of 1777. I found this Roll among the revolutionary papers of the late Major Hous Banker.
In the fall of 1777 Fellows enlisted into the Company of Rangers commanded by Captain Riley. That he served in this Company I adduce the testimony of J. Hanna & J. Van Alstine in addition to that already furnished.
Very respectfully
Your obed Serv
G. F. Weeks.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

1844
Henry Skinner, (P.O. Box at Union Square)
Albany -
Albany Co.
N.Y. -

Sturminster Newton 25 th Nov 1889.
Dear Sir,
Yours of the 19 th came to hand last Saturday. My P.O. is at Troy, but residence four miles east - which circumstance, are my apology for not replying to your communication earlier.
The church at Sandlake, formerly called Greenbush, has been in existence, I doubt not, since, and probably before, 1788. has been in connection with the church under my care until about nine or ten years ago, forming one pastoral charge - but has its own separate records - but how far back they are dated I am unable to say -
Part of the records of this Chh. (Provincial First Chh.) e.g. those of Bap. Baptisms, go back to 1777, but the records of marriages no farther back than 1802 - part of our records having been unfortunately burnt.
The Rev. G. W. Lewis, pastor of the old Chh. in Sandlake (Wine & Corners) will be able to furnish you with better information than I can - His P.O. is West Sandlake - a visit to that place might be of advantage, since there are many living there of the name of Deller.
Respectfully
yours -
J. G. Sanderby
W. F. Sturminster Esq.

Barbara Fellows
widow of
Jacob Fellows
under act of H: July 1836.
affts of J. Van Eps & Philip Carner
L =

State of New York County of Schenectady } ss
John Van Eps of the town of Amsterdam in said County, a pensioner of the United States under the act of 7 th June 1832, being duly sworn, saith, that he served during the revolutionary war in the Regiment of Militia in the District of Schenectada & then County of Albany Commanded by Captain Colonel Abra- ham Menple in the company of Captain John Wynduse and while he this Deponent was engaged in the discharge of garrison duty at Fort Paris in Stone-Arabia late in the fall of the year 1779, he became acquainted with one Jacob Fellows who he understood at the time and believes to be true, belonged to the Regiment in said County commanded by Colonel Schuyler. That said Jacob Fellows served then & there also, but how long or under what Company officers this Depo- nent is unable to say. This Deponent also recollects the name of one Ryley an officer from the Regiment last named, and that he commanded at the same place & time, or for a part of the time, but he cannot say positively that said Fellows was attached to his company yet believes the fact so to be.
Subscribed & sworn this 5 th day of Sept r 1840, before me, and I certify, that said John Van Eps is a credible Witness.
John Van Eps
M. S. Van
Court of Records

State of New York — } County of Schenectady } ss In the foregoing matter }
Philip Garner of the town of Glenville in said County, aged eighty years and upwards, being duly sworn saith, that he was a soldier during the war of the revolution, & is now a pensioner of the United States, under the act of 7 th July 1832. That during said war of the revolution, this Deponent resided in the town of Greenbush in said State, and was well acquainted with Jacob Fellows, the same person referred to & described in the accompanying papers. That early in said war the said Jacob Fellows enlisted into the Company of Rangers commanded by Captain John Ryley. That said Company was raised in & about Greenbush aforesaid, early in the war of the revolution, yet Deponent cannot state the precise year. Deponent did not serve with said Rangers himself & cannot relate the particulars of their service, but well remembers that said Company were often on duty. This Deponent was also personally acquainted with said John Ryley late a pensioner of the United States, and knows that he served as aforesaid as Captain of a Company of Rangers. This Deponent belonged to the Company of Militia in the then County of Albany commanded by Captain George Sharp. This Deponent was on duty in said Company of Captain Geo: Sharp, at Stone Ana via in the fall of the year 1779. That after said Sharp had been on duty there some time, said Ryley came to ... and took command of said Company. But ... of Rangers ... on this occasion served at his ... Garner mark
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE. I, Archibald Campbell
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That W m B. Pierce Clerk of said County, before whom the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same a Commissioner of Leeds in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified as such; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verily believe that the signature to said Affidavit and Certificate is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this 4 th day of April 1842.
Arch d Campbell

State of New York — } County of Schenectady } ss In the foregoing matter }
Philip Garner of the town of Glenville in said County, aged eighty years and upwards, being duly sworn saith, that he was a soldier during the war of the revolution, & is now a pensioner of the United States, under the act of 7 th July 1832. That during said war of the revolution, this Deponent resided in the town of Greenbush in said State, and was well acquainted with Jacob Fellows, the same person referred to & described in the accompanying papers. That early in said war the said Jacob Fellows enlisted into the Company of Rangers commanded by Captain John Ryley. That said Company was raised in & about Greenbush aforesaid, early in the war of the revolution, yet Deponent cannot state the precise year. Deponent did not serve with said Rangers himself & cannot relate the particulars of their service, but well remembers that said Company were often on duty. This Deponent was also personally acquainted with said John Ryley late a pensioner of the United States, and knows that he served as aforesaid as Captain of a Company of Rangers. This Deponent belonged to the Company of Militia in the then County of Albany commanded by Captain George Sharp. This Deponent was on duty in said Company of Captain Geo: Sharp, at Stone Arabia in the fall of the year 1779. That after said Sharp had been on duty there some time, said Ryley came to Stone Arabia and took command of said Company. But whether Ryley was then Captain of a Company of Rangers Deponent cannot say. This Deponent served on this occasion at least six weeks, & believes that said Fellows served at least one month of the time.
Subscribed & sworn this 5 th day of March 1841, before me; & I certify that said Philip Garner is a credible witness Wm. Pierce Clerk of Court
Philip Garner Mark

A. Skinner
24. June 1860
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362 Pension Office 24. June 1840
Sir The additional evidence of in the case of Mrs Barbara Fellows widow of Jacob Fellows has been examined It appears by the certificate of the Comptroller of New York that a for man  Private of the name Jacob Fellows for at one month as a Corporal in 1779 & 1781. The claimants has been in his declaration does not even allege to service of that description: He has alleged it is alleged  in his declaration that he served under Capt Riley in a corps of Rangers (months) but his name is not found on the rolls of that company: The claimants proof therefore as to the  her husbands revolutionary service of the claimants husband is not sufficient to sustain her claim. it is therefore rejected
A. Skinner Esq, City Hall N.Y.

Small 1840
NY
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James S. Edwards Esq Commr. of Pensions Washington City
William Wilson

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Pay
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James S. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Pensions Washington City
Barbara Gilmore

City Hall, New York June 10, 1840
Dear Sir,
Some time in April last, I forwarded you from Albany some additional papers in the matter of the application of the Widow Barbara Fellows for a Pension, and requested you to advise me of the result. I have, as yet, recd. no answer. Will you have the good ness to inform me what decision has been made in the application referred to, and direct to me at this place.
I am Sir respectfully Your obedt. Servt A. Williams
James L. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions

apl. 23. 1840
Q10-23
J. F. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Albany April 20. 1840
Sir,
Your favour of the 3 d . Aug. last, in relation to the claim of Mrs. Barbara Fellows for a pension was duly received. After much delay & trouble, I am enabled to send you two letters in relation to her marriage, and the Comptroller's certificate in relation to the services of her late Husband.
The former Lutheran Church at Gumbert, it seems has been divided, and one branch is located at Brunswick and the other at West Sand Lake. By letters recd. from the Pastors of those Churches, which I now enclose, it appears that no records of marriages are found as far back as the date of her marriage. I trust, therefore, that the affidavit of William Hano, who was present at her wedding, and which accompanied the declaration of Mrs. Fellows will be satisfactory proof of her marriage.
In relation to the services of her late Husband (Isaac Fellows) I now enclose you the certificate of the Comptroller, which does not show any definite period of service, nor give any clue to the alleged discrepancy in his declaration of service. I made out the original papers of the old man, and found him at the time, much broken down by old age and hard service, and his recollection of dates very indistinct. He may have made some mistakes in dates, but I have no doubt that

be served, in all for a longer time than that set forth in his declaration. At the time I made out his declaration he alleged, and his story was corroborated by the recollection of his wife, that he was in the service at different times, more than three years , or, in other words, that he served more than half the time during the war, and that part of the time he served as a corporal , but as he could not recollect all the different periods of his service nor prove them, I confined his declaration to two periods alluded to in the companies of Defreest and Riley, in one of which, he certainly was at the time of the battle of Saratoga. He alleged that during that campaign, he was detached from the company of Capt. Defreest, and placed in the company of Capt. Sharp under whom he served for some time. I know not what further proof can be obtained, at this late period, and I hope under all the circumstances of the case, you will not hesitate to allow the widow the same pension which was allowed her husband, also, I have no doubt, served long enough, if it e have been proved, to have entitled him to a full pension. The widow is now quite old and feeble, and dependent for support entirely on her son, who is also poor and scarcely able to support his own family. I trust her case will be acted on without delay, and that justice will at last be done to her claim.
If you decide on her application previous to the 5th. of next month, you will please direct to me at this place. if not you

may address me at Union Square O.S. Co.
I am, Sir, respectfully
Your Obedt. Servt.
A. Skinner
J. L. Edwards Esq Counr. of Pensions

The number and amount of certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Quota & Militia services for Colonial Wars Book No 11
   To whom issued     1779 November 6 23.513 Jacob Keller Corps 0.18.4 3/4   1781 November 1 22.999 Jacob Keller Corps 2. 7. 8 3/4  
State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany April 14. 1840
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No 11 now remaining in this office, and also that the service for which the first certificate above was issued was performed under Capt George Sharp & Lieut John Wyley, and the second under Captain Jacob De Forest.
Mathew D. Wilkes Comptroller.

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Barbara F. Worrall
Superintendent for Robt. L. C. A. R. R. R. R.
4 July 28
L. Edwards Esq. Commission of Pensions. Washington City

Union Square Orange Co. N.Y. Aug. 31 st . 1838
Dear Sir,
Enclosed I send you the declaration &c. of the widow Barbara Fellows who applies for a Pension under the act of 4 th . July 1836. As her Husband was a Pensioner under the act of 7 th . June 1832, and the proof of his services being on file in your department, I did not deem it necessary to go into a detail of his services in the enclosed declaration as in relation to the credibility of the widow & her pecuni- -al witness, if further proof be necessary, an abundance of it can be forwarded. The enclosed is deemed sufficient. Please make returns to me at your earliest convenience.
I am, Sir, very respectfully Your obedt. Servt. A. Skinner
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions

Union Square N.Y. Sept. 1860
Dear
3776 N.Y. 4 Aug 1836
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions Washington City

Union Squad N.Y. Dec 27th.
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Rev 2 N.Y. 21434 Hon. Lewis Cass. Secretary of War Washington City

Union Square Oswego Co. N.Y. Dec. 24. 1832 Sir,
Enclosed I send you the declaration, & accompanying affidavits, of Jacob Fellows an applicant for a pension under the act of June last. The affidavits of John A. Miller & William Faxon were taken in March last with a view of getting a pension under a former act of congress, and are some what informal - but I have concluded to send them as they are, rather than be at the trouble & expense of proving new ones, which I can do, if necessary. The applicant is old & much broken in mind & constitution, and although his declaration may be correct in every particular, yet I believe it true in the main & have no doubt that the old man has served as long as he states -
Please make returns to me.
I am, Sir, very Respectfully Your most obedt. Servt
Oliver Gilman
Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War

We, William Nutting, a clergyman residing in the Town of Paskill in the County of Oswego and Valentine Terpening residing in the Town of Hastings Hastings, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Fellows who has subscribed and sworn to the above de- -claration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we fully concur in that opinion. William Nutting Subscribed & sworn this                      Valentine Terpening 18th day of October 1832 before me, Avery Mearns, Judge of Oswego Co. Courts
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted -ed with the Rev. William Nutting & Valentine Terpening who have subscribed & sworn to the above certificate - The former is a Clergyman of good standing residing in the Town of Paskill in the vicinity of the above -named applicant, and the latter is a res- -able person, of undoubted integrity residing in the Town of Hastings, and, in my opinion, their statement is entitled to full credit - Avery Mearns, Judge of Oswego Co. Courts

State of New York } Orange County } ss. Nathan Franklin of Parish in the County of Orange & State of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Jacob Fellows of the Town of Harlans in the County of Orange aforesaid & that he knew him in the Revolutionary War - That in the year 1777 he, this deponent, was a soldier in the army of the United States & saw the said Fellows at Stillwater & Fort Edward - That the said Fellows he belonged to the company of Capt. Jacob Sipes in Col. Van Rensselaer Regiment of New York Troops - That in the month of May 1778 he, this deponent, enlisted, at Gumbert N.Y. as a soldier in the company of Capt. Sipes to which said Fellows belonged; and that soon after he enlisted the term of said Fellows entitlement having expired he received he received his discharge from the Capt. of said Company - And further this depo- nent saith not - Subscribed and sworn this } Nathan Franklin 18th day of October 1832 } Mark before me, Avery Hemenway Judge of Orange Co. Courts }
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named Nathan Franklin, & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity - Avery Hemenway Judge &c.
J. Erie Post Clerk of the County of

Aswego do nerway v erry mato Avery Skinner Esqr before whom the preceding Declaration purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Aswego (which is a court of Records) and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the first of the said Declaration to be his proper hand writing and Signature. As Witness my hand and Seal of office this 14 th day of December A.D. 1832
Erie Poor Clerk
By D. M c Pherson Dep y Clerk

State of New York } We John A Miller & William Haner being duly Herkimer County } sworn doth depose and say that they are Acquainted with Jacob Fellows and that he Enlisted in Captain Defrees Company in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel Henry K Van Ransler New York Line on the Continental Establishment for one year and that he served out his time faithfully and was discharged in the year 1778 and further these deponents saith not
Sworn before me this 6 th day of March 1832 Jacob Haner
William his Haner mark
John A his Miller mark
I certify that John A Miller and William Haner who took the above oath are credible - Witnesses
Jacob Haner } Commissioner of PERS

Harrison County } ss I John Mahon deputy clerk of Clerks office }
Said County do hereby certify that Iacob Hambleton whom the within affidavit was taken was on the day of the date of the same a commissioner in and for the County of Harrison duly qualified by law to act as such and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said commissioner and hereby believe the signature of Iacob Hambleton to be true to be genuine given under my hand and seal of said County this 6 th day of March 1832
John Mahon

State of New York County of Rensselaer City of Troy
On this 19 th day of Sept one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before me H. W. McCarty, a justice of the peace in and for said City and County of Rensselaer Philip Hanor of the City of Troy in the County of Rensselaer to me well known who being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Jacob Fellows of the town of Hastings in the County of Oswego an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he this deponent knew said Jacob Fellows in the time of the Revolutionary war and knows that he was a private in Capt John Niles Company of Rangers in the year one thousand seven hundred seventy seven and vividly believes that said Jacob Fellows served out with fidelity the time for which he was enlisted in said company for the term of six or nine months the exact time not remembered by this deponent and further said deponent saith not
Philip for Hanor mark
Subscribed & sworn this 19 th day of Sept 1832 before me
H. W. McCarty justice of the peace
H. W. McCarty the justice of the peace above named do hereby certify that Philip Hanor who has subscribed and sworn to the above deposition, is among veracity, & his statements are entitled to credit without my hand This 19 th day of Sept 1832
H. W. McCarty justice of the peace.

State of New York Rensselaer County ss:
I Archibald Bull clerk of said county do hereby certify that Henry T. W. Master, before whom the within deposition of Philip Hance has been sworn, and by whom the within certificate has signed, was on the day of the date thereof, and is now a Justice of the peace within said county, and that the signatures annexed to the same are the genuine signatures of the said Justice.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said county this first day of October 1832. Archibald Bull Clerk
In the matter of Jacob Stillows an applicant for a Pension
21434

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Barbara Fellows
Act July 4. 1836
Marr'd 1 July 1778 Harbor'd and 6 Feb 1836

State of New York } Oswego County } ss. Be it known that on this 14th day of August 1838, before me Amy Skinner, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Barbara Fellows, a resi- dent of the Town of Constantia in the County of Oswego and State of New York, aged 77 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836: That she is the widow of Jacob Fellows, deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary Army, and a pension- er under the act of 7th. June 1832; and whose services have been proved, and the papers are now on file in the pension office to which reference may be had: She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Fellows on the first day of July in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Eight; that her husband, the aforesaid Jacob Fellows, died on the 6th day of February 1836, as has already been proved before a court of record; and that she has remained a wid- ow ever since that period as will will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. She further declares that her maiden name was Hildy that she was married when she was 17 1/2 years old at the house of her Father in the town of Greenbush, Rensselaer Co. N.Y. by Eld. Grafton, who was a Minister of

of the Lutheran Church, and who died as she is informed many years ago, and that she knows of no record of her marriage; That Wil- iam Hauer, who now resides in the Town of Hastings, and whose affidavit is herunto annexed, was present at her wedding, and is the only person now living, to her knowledge, by whom she can prove her said marriage; That previous to her marriage her said hus- band, Jacob Fellows, was in the service on campaign, and that he again enlisted soon after their marriage, and continued in the service for quite a length of time thereafter she cannot distinctly recollect how long; and further saith not.                     her Sworn to & subscribed this 14th. day of August 1838 before me, A. Skinner Judge of Oswego Co. Court Barbara F Fellows mark
State of New York } Oswego County } ss. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Barbara Fellows who has subscribed and sworn to the fore- going declaration, and that she is a person of truth & veracity, and her statement is enti- tled to full credit. I further certify that I acted as agent for her husband, Jacob Fellows, in obtaining his pension in the year 1832, and that due proof of his services was then made and forwarded to the Pension

officer. I further certify that due proof of his death in Feb. 1836 has been made before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Oswego aforesaid, of which I am a member, and that his pension certificate has since been surrendered to the proper department. I further certify that I know the aforesaid Barbara Fellows to be the widow of the said Jacob Fellows, de- ceased, and that she has remained a widow ever since his decease; and I further cer- tify that owing to old age and bodily infir- mities, she is unable to attend on county courts or any other court of record in the County. Dated Aug. 14. 1838.
A. Skinner, Judge of Oswego Co. Courts.

State of New York § Onigo County } ss. On this 14th day of August 1838 personally appeared before me William Hayner, who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he now resides in the Town of Hastings, adjoining the town of Constantia in the County of Onigo, afore said; that he is well acquainted with Barbara Fellows, who has subscribed to the foregoing declaration, and knows her to be the widow of Jacob Fellows, deceased, who was a soldier of the Revolution, and a Pen- sioner under the act of 7th June 1832; that he has been intimately acquainted with the aforesaid Jacob Fellows, deceased, and his present widow Barbara Fellows, whose mai- den name was Hildy, ever since they were children; that he was present at their wedding; that they were married in the Town of Glenbush in the County of Rensselaer, N.Y. by Elder Swartfigner, a minister of the In- thuan Church, in the summer after Genl. Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga; according to the best of his recollection it was in the month of June or July in the year 1778; that he is a soldier of the Revolution and now draws a Pension under the act of 7th June 1832; that the aforesaid Jacob Fellows was in the service with him, and served in the same company; that he, the said Fellows,

Served on a campaign before his marriage & that soon after his marriage he enlisted again as a Ranger in the company of Capt. John Riley, for the term of six months, according to the best of his recollection, and served his time out; that the said Jacob Fellows died in the Town of Constantia about 40 miles from the residence of this deponent in the winter of 1836, and that his widow, then upon said Barbara Fellows, has remained his widow ever since; and that she is and al- ways has been a person of strict truth and integrity. And further this deponent saith not. Subscribed & sworn this 14th day of Aug. 1838 before me, A. Skinner Judge of Os. Co. Courts
his William H. Hance mark
State of New York } Oswego County } ss. Charles Benedict of Mexico in said County of Oswego being truly sworn doth depose & say that for many years past he has been well ac- -quainted with William Hance who has subscribed to the above affidavit, and that he is a respectable person, and of undoubted truth & veracity. And further saith not. Subscribed & sworn this 16th day of August 1838 before me, A. Skinner Judge of Os. Co. Courts
Charles Benedict

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Hance & Charles Benedict, who have subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavits, and that they are both persons of good character, & of strict truth and veracity. Dated Union Square Oswego Co. N.Y. Aug. 16. 1838 A. Skinner, Judge of C. Co. Courts
State of New York Oswego County Clerk's Office
I, Daniel H. Marsh, Clerk of said county, do hereby certify that at the respective dates of the annexed affidavits and certificates, Avery Skinner whose name is subscribed to said affidavits, and to the deunts to said affidavits, was a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Oswego, and duly authorized to take affidavits. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and justly believe the aforesaid signatures to be his genuine hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of Common Pleas of said county this twenty ninth day of August A.D. 1838- D. H. Marsh Clerk

In
Barbara Fellows widow of Jacob Fellows -
Daughter of J. Van Alstyne

State of New York
Montgomery County ss.
Jacob Van Alstine
of the town of Mohawk in said County aged ninety-two years, being duly sworn saith, that he was a Lieutenant & Quarter Mas- ter in the war of the revolution, and is now a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832. That during said war he was well acquainted with one John Ryley who previous to 1777, was an Ensign in a company of militia in the then County of Albany commanded by Captain George Sharp in the Regiment of Colonel Stephen Schuyler. That said Ryley afterwards, and as he this Deponent believes in the summer of 1777, became a Captain in the company of Rangers raised in said County of Albany. This Deponent well remembers several of the mem- bers or privates of said company, and is as- sured that said company of Rangers did do military duty as such Rangers, at Schen- nectady, Hoosack, Kinderhook, and elsewhere until if this Deponent remembers right the Spring or summer of 1778. but this Deponent is unable to specify the precise time or length of service performed by said company, yet is assured that it was not for a less period than five or six months. Among the rest, this Deponent recollects Jacob Fellows who or whose widow is now an applicant for a pension & also Philip Harroway , Jacob

Elmendorf, John Berson, & Philip Fellows, & Nicholas Fellows brothers of said Jacob Fellows - and this Deponent knows that said Jacob Fellows previous to his re- -vice in said Company of Rangers, be- -longed to the Albany County militia & he believes after serving in said Com- -pany of Rangers, that he continued to serve with said militia - but after the militia service of said Jacob Fellows, this Deponent has no personal knowledge - Note the word "five or six" written on erasure. Jacob Van Alstyne
Subscribed & sworn this 26 th day of August 1841; and I certify that said Jacob Van Alstyne is a credible witness.
Sarah Graff a Judge of the
STATE OF NEW-YORK. Montgomery County Clerk's Office. } ss.
I, HENRY COOK, Clerk of the County of Montgomery, do hereby certify, That Jacob Graff Esq. whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof of acknowledgement of the annexed indenture Affidavit and thereon written, was at the time of taking such proof of acknowledgement, a Judge of the Montgomery County Courts in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in the said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Judge - and verily believe that the signature to the said cer- tificate of proof of acknowledgement is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said county the 9 th day of April 1843.
H. Cook Clerk

Elmendorf, John Benson, & Philip Fellows, & Nicholas Fellows brothers of said Jacob Fellows — and this Deponent knows that said Jacob Fellows previous to his ser- vice in said Company of Rangers, be- longed to the Albany County militia & he believes after serving in said Com- pany of Rangers, that he continued to serve with said militia — but after the militia service of said Jacob Fellows , this Deponent has no personal knowledge — Note the words "five or six" written on erasure. — Jacob Van Alstyne
Subscribed & sworn this 26 th day of August 1841; and I certify that said Jacob Van Alstyne is a credible witness.
Jacob Graft a judge of the County Courts of the County of Montgomery

Westbound Lake April. 5 th
Dear Sir
I recd an epistle from you requesting information in reference to the alleged Widow of Jacob Gellons. The Marriage of that Man to the said Widow is not found on the records of my church as the date of the marriage is prior to that of the book. Mrs Gellons has a Brother in this place and a member of my church, who with many others assert that she was married to the said Gellons and that they lived in this town for many years. These are the only evidences I am able to disclose to you. If any thing further is wanted from me that I can do I will favor you with it.
I am yours Gred Deivers

War Department Pension Office
August 3, July 1839

as to the date of the 12 months  in Col Van Rensselaer's service thereby  thereby  as to the date and without doubt, as to the as to the duration of it - I am sure further proof will show that part of the claim may be paid by application to the Comptroller of New York. Peter Cook Esq.
A. Skinner
3 August 1839
J. L.
A. Skinner Esq. Union Square Oswego Co. N.Y.

1. D. M. C. A. No 3/86

19 Pension Office. November 3, 1846
Sir,
In reply to your letter relative to the case of Barbara Fellows, I have to inform you that a pension has not been granted to her for the reason that, after a careful examination of her husband's papers, it was decided  discovered that he was improperly allowed a pension; there being no evidence that he rendered as much as six months service.
There have been two declarations filed in the case of Mr. Fellows, and the claim has been the subject of much correspondence, but no testimony has been added, either by Mr. Yates or Mr. Jey, the agents which removed the old objection to the admission of the claim, which is filed among the rejected cases.
B. Davis Naxon, Esq Syracuse. New York.

Oct. 22. 1896
Recd
Bureau Pensions
W. J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension agent
Washington
D.C.
Ch. Nov. 3. 1896

Nov. 3. 1846
Oct. 22. 1846
Recd
Bunker Hill Street
J. D. Edwards Esq. Bureau agent
Washington
D.C.

Syracuse 19 Oct 1846
Dr Sir
Jacob Fellows drew a pension as a Revd Soldier He died in Feby 1836 leaving his Widow Barbara Fel- lows who is still alive - a man by the name of Isaac Joy undertook to get the pension continued to her, she being entitled as is believed - This undertaking was about 2 years ago - since which the old lady can hear nothing from her ag t the said Joy. It is feared he has been treacherous to her in some way - Will you please inform me whether any application has been made in behalf of the old lady, & if so by whom & what has been done in the premises -
I am very resp y H s serv t sent
B. Davis Noyes
J. L. Edmonds Esq r } Pension ag t } Working in }

Pension Bureau, Rev. War Dept., Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please give me, for genealogical purposes, data on the following:
one Jacob all spell Albany County Militia: or Nicholas Feller, 6th Reg., Jacob Feller, Zacharias Feller, John Fellows, 13th Reg., or Philip Fellers.
Ulster County Militia: Felter, Mattice (Mathias) Feler, Feller, Captain; John Feller, or Felter, John Feller Jr., " Jacob Feller, " any spell Benjamin Felter, " Philip Feller or " Peter Feller or "
Dutchess County: Philip Faller, or Feller, Peter Feller, John Feller, John Feller Jr., Nicholas Feller.
Thanking you, I am
Yours respectfully,
Russell F. Schober, 6936 Bennett Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Oct. 8, 1938.

Jacob Fellows January 17, 1939
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Mr. Russell F. Schober 6936 Bennett Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of soldiers with the surname Feller, Fellers, Faller, Feler, Felter, Fellow, Fellows, etc., who served in the New York troops - Benjamin from Ulster County, Jacob from Albany County, Jacob from Ulster County, John from Albany County, John (2) from Ulster County, John (2) from Dutchess County, Mattice or Mathias from Ulster County, Nicholas from Ulster County, Nicholas from Dutchess County, Peter from Ulster County, Peter from Dutchess County, Philip from Albany County, Philip from Ulster County, Philip from Dutchess County, and Zacharias from Albany County.
Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in that war.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched under all spellings of the surname designated above and there are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John or a Peter who served from Albany, Dutchess or Ulster County, New York, nor of a Benjamin, Mattice, Mathias, Nicholas, Philip or Zacharias. The record was found of one Jacob, only; his name was Jacob Fellows and he was born in Dutchess County, but served from another county. His record is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

November 9, 1938
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Mrs. William B. Traynor 6936 Bennett Avenue Chicago, Illinois
JACOB FELLOWS R. 3485 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Fellows (or Fellers) of New York.
You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier named Jacob Fellows, under any spelling, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The data therein were obtained from the papers in the claims under File No. R. 3485, based upon his service in that war.
Jacob Fellows (name appears as Fellers, also) was born January 1, 1758, at Nine Partners near Red Hook in Dutchess County, New York. The names of his parents were not given. His birth was recorded in the records of the Lutheran Church at Rhinebeck, New York, of which he was a member.
Jacob Fellows stated that, while living in Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York, he enlisted in June, 1777, and served as private in Captain Jacob De Freest's company, Colonel Henry K. Van Rensselaer's New York regiment, that about a month after his enlistment, he was detached from that company under Captain George Scharp to go to Schoharie, then to Greenbush, from there to Fort Anne where he was in a battle, that he was also in the battle of Stillwater and at Saratoga when Burgoyne surrendered, went into winter quarters at Greenbush and that he was discharged June 1, 1778; that soon after his discharge, he again enlisted and served six months as private in Captain John Riley's company of rangers.
After the Revolutionary War, the soldier resided in Greenbush, New York, until about 1813, when he moved to Schenectady, same state, lived there about ten years, then moved to Charleston, Montgomery County, New York, where he lived about one and one half years, thence to Hastings, Oswego County, New York.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed October 18, 1832, while living in Hastings, New York. He died February 6, 1836, in Constantia, Oswego County, New York.

Jacob Fellows married July 1, 1778, or 1779, Barbara Hidely then aged seventeen and one half years. They were married at the home of her father, name not designated, in Greenbush, New York. In 1838, Barbara Fellows was a resident of Constantia, Oswego County, New York, and in 1844 she was living in Camillus, Onondaga County, New York.
The following names of children of Jacob Fellows and his wife, Barbara, are shown in the claim; it was stated that there were four children older than the first-named, but their names were not given:
Mrs. Mary Craver, who in 1844 was aged fifty-seven years and living in Camillus, New York. In the same year one Peter R. Craver, aged fifty-seven years was living there, also, his relationship to Mary not stated. Mrs. Hannah Ostrum, who in 1844 was aged fifty years and of Camillus and stated there were six children older than she. Mrs. Rebecca Van Allen, who in 1844 was aged forty-seven years, of Camillus, N.Y., and stated there were seven children older than she.
A son was referred to who had a family, and each of the daughters named above referred to brothers, but no names of sons were designated, nor were the names of the husbands of the above-named daughters shown.
Reference was made in the claim to Philip and Nicholas Fellows, brothers of the soldier, Jacob, also to a brother of Jacob's wife, Barbara, who in 1838 was residing in West Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, his name not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Pension Bureau, Revolutionary War Division, Washington, D. C.
Will you please give me particulars on pension of only me  JACOB FELLOWS (Fellers) of the 17th division, from Albany Co. (Troy) 1777. Thanking you, I am
Yours respectfully,
no signature? Dean K. Traynor,
Mrs. Wm. B. Traynor, 6936 Bennett Avenue, Chicago, Ill.